Pressing machine



April 23, 1929. A, ZEMAN 1,710,038

PRE'SSING MACHINE Original Filed Jan. 16, 1924 \& L mu mummu Inveni'or; Jfnfon Zernara,

Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UlllTED' STA ANTON ZEMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AS

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FEES-SING MACHINE.

Original application filed January 16, 192i,

' July 13, 1926.

My invention has reference more particin larly to pressing machines of the type used in tailor shops and other similar establishments, for pressing clothes.

The principal objects out my invention are to provide an inipi'oved pressing machine; to provide means for automatl ally governing or regulating the temperature ot the pressing element; and in general, to s mplily and increase the elliciency of press ng machines of this type. This application is a divisional of application Serial No. 686,471), filed January 16, 1924 which has become latout No. 1,620,248, dated March 8, 1927.

On the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a pressing ma chine embodying my iimprovements, with parts broken away to disclose details of the construction. i

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on the 1' w I line 22 o1 Big. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates the base of the machine which is preferably formed integral with the pair of side standards which are suitably connected at the top and. otherwise as shown in my prior patent above referred to. A shaft or upright standard 5 is mounted in a substantially upright position at the rear 01 the frame between the side standards and projects upwardly through a notch in the rear of the top.

The carriage of the machine is indicated at 40 and consists of an elongated head with an opening extending therethrough from end to end to loosely receive the bar ll which is engaged between the upper-and lower anti-friction rollers 42, which are journaled in the head and permit easy sliding movement of the bar 41 through the head. This head is formed with a'pair of vertically spaced collar portions 43 and 4A- Which embrace the upper end of the shaft 5 and have a collar or sleeve 45 interposed. therebetween and secured on the shaft. 5 by the pin 46 or in any other convenient manner.

In cases Where this machine is provided with an ordinary iron Which it is desired to move along the upper surface of the pressing buck, the collars 43 and 4 are free to turn on the shaft 5. In the present structure, however, a pressing element 47 is employed, which merely clamps down against the top of the buck 48 and as sidewise lat- Serf.

al No. 686,479. Divided and this application filed SeriatNo. 122,098.

ora n'iovemcnt or oscillation is not desired, the collars ll and lal: are locked onto the shalt by the pins it) or in any other convenient manner.

Secured to the l er-ward end oil the bar 41 is a cross head 50 which supports the pressing element ll. The latter coirugriscs an elongated shell having a flat bottom corresponding in form to the top surface of the pressing table or buck 48 and adjustably connected at spaced points by means of the screws 5.1 to the ends of the cross head 50. These screws 5]. have hand wheels 50 for turning them, and notched portions 51 engaged by catches 52 to keep the screws from accidentally turning when adjusted to give the requireduniform pressure on the garments. A handle 52 is attached to the trout of the pressing element 47 for convenient manipulation of the latter.

Extending lengthwise Within the heating element 47 is a gas burner 53, "which has an inlet pipe 54 connected thereto at the center, and this inlet pipe is connected through the manually operable valve by the hose 5G to a supply pipe 57, the hose being sutliciently loose and suitably caught up as indicated at 58 so that the pressing element may be readily raised, and lowered and moved hackwardlyand forwardly on the pressing machine.

A similar gas burner 62 the top plate of the pressing table 48 and has the inlet pipe (33 at the center connected through the manually operable valve Gt and tubing 65 to the main supply pipe 57. A valve G6 which is automatically operable by a thermostat, connected to the supply pipe 57 so as to sinniltaneously control the admission of gas to both of the heating elements 53 and 62, the device oil"; this automatic valve not being, shown, as such valves are already on the market, and any suitable thermostatically operated valve may be employed. A thermostatic element (37 7 means oil. brackets 68 under the top plate or the pressingtable 4.8 and connected by means of the tubing 69 \viththe automatic valve 66 in the usual manner for controlling the peration thereot. A handle 70 on this valve serves to set the latter at any desired temperature Which is automatically maintained by the valve through the medium of the thermostatic element 67.

is mounted under mounted by With this construction, when the handle 70 is set'at the temperature desired for press mg, the flow of gas through the tubes 56 and 65 to the burners 53 and 62'is automatically regulated so as to maintain the required te1nperature. A manually operable valve 71 is provided in the supply pipe 57 for entirely shutting off the supply of While I have shown and described my invention in a preferred form, I am aware that various changes and inouifications may be made Without departing from the prin-' eiples of my invention, the scope of which is to be iileterinin'ed by the appended claim.

I claim as my invention: The combination in a gas-heated pressing the ing tne the spective hi i i sensitive means associated. vith one ot said eleinei ts and connected with the valve for controlling the operation of the same to simultaneously and equally regulate the supply of to both ofsaid burners.

ANTON ZEMAN.

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